The New Year is fast approaching, and Las Vegas is ready to ring-in 2026 with a blast! Detailed information is listed below with what is happening, including fireworks, rules, tips and more.
The Las Vegas Strip
The New Year’s Eve 2025-2026 Fireworks on the Las Vegas Strip information has been announced. Like in years past, the entire four-mile stretch of the Las Vegas Strip from Russell Road to Sahara Ave will be closed to vehicles. This includes all resorts from Mandalay Bay to the SAHARA Las Vegas. The closure should start around 5pm and it will not reopen until about 3am.
It is one of the largest annual New Year’s celebrations in the world. The Las Vegas Strip will turn into a pedestrian mall on New Year’s Eve, and they expect over 340,000 people this year to visit Las Vegas. This year’s theme is “Rockin’ into 2026 Vegas Style”.
Fireworks will go off at midnight from the rooftops of:
- ARIA Resort & Casino
- Caesars Palace
- Fontainebleau Las Vegas
- MGM Grand Hotel & Casino
- Palms Casino Resort
- Planet Hollywood Resort
- Resorts World Las Vegas
- The STRAT Hotel, Casino & Tower
- Treasure Island Hotel & Casino
- The Venetian Resort Las Vegas
The New York-based Fireworks by Grucci will launch over 80,000 fireworks choreographed to a thrilling musical score for 8 minutes and a first-ever LED drone light show. over the Las Vegas Strip.
It will be set to music from the Scorpions, U2, Metallica, Def Leppard and others. The accompanying songs will be broadcast on local radio stations KOMP 92.3 and 97.1 The Point.
There will be patriotic flourishes to mark America’s 250th birthday. Sphere Las Vegas will also present countdowns for cities all over the world each hour, from 5am on Wednesday, Dec. 31, to midnight.
Prohibited items on the Las Vegas Strip on New Year’s Eve include strollers, carts, luggage, coolers, backpacks, guns, weapons, cannabis, purses, and any other type of bag larger than 12″ x 6″ x 12″. Drinking is allowed, but glass or metal containers are not.
Many Resorts will not allow people to enter their properties unless you are a hotel guest, have restaurant reservations or going to a nightclub or show. They are very strict on this. It is best to take the Las Vegas Monorail, Taxi, Uber or Lyft to get around.
Do Not Drink and Drive – Get a free ride. AAA’s Tipsy Tow program will offer a free ride up to 10 miles for tipsy motorists and their vehicles from 6pm Sunday, December 31 to 6am Monday, January 1, New Year’s Day. The service is available by calling 1-800-AAA-HELP (1-800-222-4357). No AAA membership is required.
The Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada (RTC) is offering free rides on all transit routes from 6pm on New Year’s Eve until 9am on New Year’s Day. Detour and route details are available online HERE.
Be mindful, the Nevada Department of Transportation will also close the following freeway ramps and streets on December 31 at 5pm, until the Strip reopens to vehicular traffic.
- I-15 north ramp to Tropicana, south of Russell Road
- I-15 north connector distributor road to Tropicana and Frank Sinatra Drive
- I-15 south ramp to westbound and eastbound Tropicana
- I-15 north ramp to eastbound and westbound Flamingo Road
- I-15 south ramp to eastbound and westbound Flamingo Road
- Tropicana east at Dean Martin Drive
- Flamingo Road east at Valley View
- Hotel Rio Drive west at Dean Martin Drive
Downtown & Fremont Street Experience
- The Plaza Hotel & Casino will launch fireworks at midnight.
- Fremont Street Experience invites partygoers to ring in the new year with live performances on three stages featuring CeeLo Green, Robin Thicke, Sammy Johnson, Common Kings, Pertinence and Chingy are all scheduled to perform throughout the night. Tickets are available HERE.
Lake Las Vegas
- A fireworks display for an East Coast countdown will launch at 9pm at Lake Las Vegas. Details can be found HERE.
